[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26966-26967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10372]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Renewal Without Change of an Existing 
Information Collection, OPM Form 1655, Application for Senior 
Administrative Law Judge, and OPM Form 1655-A, Geographic Preference 
Statement for Senior Administrative Law Judge Applicant, OMB Control 
Number 3206-0248

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the 
general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on 
a revised information collection request (ICR) 3206-0248, OPM Form 
1655, Application for Senior Administrative Law Judge, and OPM Form 
1655-A, Geographic Preference Statement for Senior Administrative Law 
Judge Applicant.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 19, 
2021. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, Administrative Law Judge Program Office, 1900 E Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Ms. Diane Hobbs, Administrative Law 
Judge Program Manager or send via electronic mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the U.S. Office 
of Personnel Management, Administrative Law Judge Program Office, 1900 
E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Ms. Diane Hobbs. 
Administrative Law Judge Program Manager, or by sending a request via 
electronic mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 44 U.S.C. 3506, OPM is 
soliciting comments for this collection. OPM Form 1655, Application for 
Senior Administrative Law Judge, and OPM Form 1655-A, Geographic 
Preference Statement for Senior Administrative Law Judge Applicant, are 
used by retired Administrative Law Judges seeking reemployment on a 
temporary and intermittent basis to complete hearings of one or more 
specified case(s) in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act 
of 1946. This revision

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proposes to renew a currently approved collection. Therefore, we invite 
comments that:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Analysis

    Agency: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
    Title: OPM Form 1655, Application for Senior Administrative Law 
Judge, and OPM Form 1655-A, Geographic Preference Statement for Senior 
Administrative Law Judge Applicant.
    OMB Control Number: 3206-0248.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Federal Administrative Law Judge Retirees.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 150--OPM Form 1655/
Approximately 200--OPM Form 1655-A.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: Approximately 30-45 Minutes--OPM 
Form 1655/Approximately 15-25 Minutes--OPM Form 1655-A.
    Total Burden Hours: Estimated 94 hours--OPM Form 1655/Estimated 67 
hours--OPM Form 1655-A.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Stephen Hickman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-10372 Filed 5-17-21; 8:45 am]
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